WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of McLean, Va., to provide information technology support for systems that support a wide array of flight operations across the agency.

NASA Aircraft Management Information System (NAMIS) is an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity, contract managed at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The three-year base contract will be effective from Nov. 19, 2012 - Nov. 18, 2015. There are two additional option years that could extend the contract through 2017. The total value of all task orders over the total potential five year contract period will not exceed $46.1 million.

Services under the contract include modifications to the existing aircraft management software infrastructure and other flight crew operations systems.

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